Shutter BoysAluminum shutters in Iowa City
Iowa City's weather and homes
In Iowa City, July averages a high of 85.8°F and January a low of 14.6°F, about 19 days a year reach 90°F, 135 nights fall at or below freezing, and 35.7 inches of precipitation falls in a typical year.
40% of homes are detached houses and 49% are apartments or condos; owners live in 47%.
Cedar Rapids, 22 miles away, has 12 days a year at 90°F or more, fewer than Iowa City's 19.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Winter outside
135 freezing nights a year mean ice and snow on anything mounted outside. Interior shutters stay out of the weather entirely and are adjusted from the room.
Condos and apartments
49% of homes are in multi-unit buildings, where the outside walls belong to the building. Exterior shutters usually aren't an option there; interior shutters are.
Aluminum inside the house
Most aluminum shutters sold today are made for outdoors. Our own aluminum interior shutters are coming in 2027, made for bathrooms and humid rooms, with a wood-look finish and the same moulding levels as our wood shutters. No price until launch.
Counting the openings in a Iowa City home
Aluminum shutters are usually priced per opening. The middle apartment in a building of five or more units has 3 to 5 windows, plus a balcony door.
The median Iowa City home is valued at $285,900 by its owners. In Cedar Rapids, 22 miles away, the median is $187,100, lower than here.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; U.S. EIA, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020 (windows). Prices from our price list.
3 to 5 windows, shuttered inside$900 to $2,000
Interior poplar shutters, each priced as a 36 × 48 in window, flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers, before tax and shipping.
Price your own windows| Feature | Interior poplar shutters (ours) | Interior aluminum (ours, 2027) | Exterior aluminum shutters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounted | Inside, in the window opening | Inside, in the window opening | Outside, on the wall |
| Main job | Light, privacy, the look of the room | The same, in humid rooms | Shade and security outside the glass |
| Adjusted | From the room, by hand | From the room, by hand | From outside, by hand or motor |
| Approval | None needed | None needed | May need HOA or city approval |
| Finish | Any paint or stain | A wood-look finish | The maker’s range |
| Price | Priced live | Announced at launch | Varies by maker |
Where our shutters fit
Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Iowa City for you to fit. For the inside of your windows, solid poplar is what we sell today; our aluminum interior shutters follow in 2027.
The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in US dollars.
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Aluminum shutters near Iowa City
- Cedar Rapids 22 mi
- Davenport 48 mi
- Waterloo 71 mi
- Dubuque 72 mi
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.